
Cookie Dough
Hot Chocolate Cookie Mugs
Ingredients
- unsalted butter4 oz
- light brown sugar¾ cup
- sugar¼ cup
- large egg1
- semisweet chocolate chip6 ounce
- all purpose flour1 ¼ cup
- cocoa powder¼ cup
- baking powder½ teaspoon
- kosher salt¼ teaspoon
- semi-sweet chocolate chips6¼ oz
- heavy cream⅓ cup
- mini marshmallows1 cup
- mini candy cane12
Instructions
- 1
Preheat the oven to 375°F (190°C).
- 2
In a large bowl, cream together the butter and sugars with an electric hand mixer until light and fluffy.
- 3
Beat in the egg, then add the melted chocolate chips and beat to incorporate.
- 4
Sift in the flour, cocoa powder, baking powder, and salt.
- 5
Beat until just combined.
- 6
Scoop a rounded tablespoon of cookie dough into each cup of a mini muffin tin.
- 7
Use your fingers to spread the dough evenly across the bottoms and up the sides of the cups, being careful not to spill over the edges.
- 8
Bake for 8 minutes, until cookies have slightly puffed up.
- 9
Let cool completely.
- 10
If the centers have puffed up, use the back of a wooden spoon to reshape.
- 11
Prep the decorations: Add 4 ounces (100 grams) of chocolate chips to a liquid measuring cup or heatproof bowl.
- 12
Pour over the warm heavy cream and let sit for 1 minute, then stir until well combined and smooth.
- 13
Pour the ganache into the cooled cookie cups until level with the tops.
- 14
Decorate the tops of each cookie cup with mini marshmallows and let sit at room temperature until the ganache has firmed up about 1 hours.
- 15
In a liquid measuring cup or heatproof bowl, melt the remaining chocolate in the microwave, then allow to sit at room temperature until thickened, about 10-15 minutes.
- 16
Use to scissors to cut the curved end of the mini candy canes into small handles.
- 17
Use a knife to gently lift the cookie cups from the muffin tin so one side sticks up.
- 18
Dip the ends of the candy cane handles into the cooled melted chocolate, then stick onto the sides of the cookie cups.
- 19
Let set for at least 1 hour before serving.
- 20
Enjoy!
Nutrition (per serving · serves 24)
Estimated values based on ingredient data. Actual nutrition may vary.









